whose in a state of deterioration in which he loses everything. A tragic hero is meant to define his fate by himself‚ usually by actions that he inflicts on himself which then lead him to wreck his own life. Aristotle is considered as one of the many ancient influential philosophers there is and therefore his view of Oedipus being an ideal tragic hero is considered as highly powerful in the world of literature. Aristotle defines tragedy as the conflict between humans being good yet being defeated
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HOW OPINION AND CHARACTER CAN INFLUENCE OUR SOCIETY. What is opinion? Let us begin by understanding the meaning of opinion and character‚ Opinion can be defined in many ways; Wikipedia defines opinion as a belief about matters Commonly considered to be subjective i.e.‚ it is based on that which is less than absolutely Certain‚ and is the result of emotion or interpretation of facts. An opinion may be supported by an argument‚ although people may draw opposing opinions from the same set of
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Success‚ what is it? If you were to ask someone today what their definition of success is‚ you might get a much different answer than of someone one hundred years ago‚ you might even get a completely different response today. The truth is peoples’ aspirations and values are ultimately determines the answers you will receive. For example‚ some may consider wealth to be success‚ and for some it could be fame. Regardless of what you define it as‚ all success stories have three elements in common. These
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“A hero is someone who has given his or her life for something bigger than oneself” (Campbell). A hero should be someone that has given all they got for someone else‚ but not every time do they have to have given their life. Today the term hero is used very often‚ but not always accurate to the true definition of a hero‚ for if you’re talking about someone that’s your personal hero that’s more of a role model and it’s a completely different thing. However‚ for example‚ if you’re calling a 9/11 firefighter
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What is success? Everyone knows what success means. It means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Money? Power? Wealth? Fame? We ourselves can answer the above question and not others because it is based on or influenced by personal feelings‚ tastes‚ or opinions. And it cannot mean the same thing to two different people. Even if I try my best to define‚ it is actually not possible. Everyone on this planet has his or her different perspective to become successful. When people think
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What is Justice? When you hear the word “justice”‚ what do you think? Do you think of super heroes saving victims‚ beating the bad guys? Do you think of a murderer being sent to prison for his crimes? Do you think of the school bully getting beat up for stealing your lunch money all these years? What do you hear and think when the word justice is brought to your mind? Justice is defined as‚ “just behavior or treatment.” In most situations that definition is good enough‚ but that isn’t enough to
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What is a hero? Many people have different definitions of what a hero can be for example Beowulf. In the story Beowulf‚ Beowulf the hero is described as a great fighter and a man of tremendous strength. In my opinion a hero is not what the story describes a hero as. my definition of a hero is a good person who does something nice or saves somebody. A hero can also be someone you look up too. The Hollywood’s definition of a hero is way different than my definition of a hero their definition of a hero
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radio‚ or even read newspaper‚ we see or hear fallacies. But what is fallacy? According to Wikipedia “A fallacy is an argument that uses poor reasoning. An argument can be fallacious whether or not its conclusion is true”. Fallacies are part of everyday and become a basic in certain aspects of life. According to the writing center of UNC‚ there are a lot of fallacies. Here is some of fallacies look likes: Hasty generalization Definition: Making assumptions about a whole group or range of cases
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What is a hero? What do you consider to be a heroic act? A good-looking‚ smart‚ strong and a person with supernatural and abnormal powers. That is the image of a hero is most of our minds if someone were to ask what a hero is. In reality‚ a real hero is so much more diverse from the usual cliché though he or she might appear to be strong‚ smart and good-looking. By definition‚ a hero is a person who is adored or glorified for doing something extremely brave‚ outstanding achievements or noble
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WHAT MAKES A HERO The true definition of hero is a man of distinguished valor. Bravery‚ courage‚ intrepidity‚ boldness‚ daring‚ and prowess in war are a heroes characteristics. However a hero is understood to be different to everyone. To one person he may be the greatest being who ever lived‚ but to another he may just be a normal‚ average man. For example‚ a child who has lost his poor puppy may think of it’s rescuer as a savior. His hero could be none other than a mere gentlemen who saw the
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